The council covering Parafield Airport in Adelaide wants it relocated, but not because of safety concerns.

A fatal light aircraft crash in a suburban backyard in Melbourne has put Adelaide's light aircraft facility in the spotlight again.

Salisbury mayor Gillian Aldridge says the risk of freak accidents is not a big worry for locals, such as herself, who live under the Adelaide flight paths.

She simply thinks there are more pressing reasons to move the airport further out of the suburbs.

"This council would love to actually see that airport moved. It would be lovely to have it out further in the country and we'd like to have the extension of a Mawson Lakes kind of development there," she said.

"Housing is always a great necessity in this area and many people are moving in."

Johan Pienaar, of Flight Training Adelaide - which operates from Parafield - says the airport has an exemplary safety record.

"Flying by its nature has always some form of risk involved and that's always minimised and mitigated through setting procedures and safety operations in place," he said.